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Coronavirus: Hong Kong Covid-19 testing and quarantine flaws blamed for new wave of infections
Insufficient testing and lax surveillance of those exempted from quarantine are behind a new wave of coronavirus infections in Hong Kong, according to public health experts.The confirmation of 28 new…
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‘Not what a green recovery looks like’: Rishi Sunak’s plan gets mixed response
There was no lack of advice for the chancellor on measures to green the economic recovery from the coronavirus crisis from top economists and the government’s own climate advisers. But…
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US reaches 3m confirmed Covid-19 cases as Pence pushes for schools to reopen – live
The White House coronavirus task force briefing at the US department of education has now concluded. In one of the last questions of the briefing, Vice President Mike Pence was…
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May worst month for Covid-19 impact on UK job market, ONS figures show
The negative impact of the coronavirus lockdown on Britain’s jobs market appears to have been greatest in May before a partial recovery in June, according to the Office for National…
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UK coronavirus live: Rishi Sunak unveils stamp duty cut, furlough bonus and August discount for eating out
Samuel Tombs of economics consultancy Pantheon Macroeconomics says Rishi Sunak has given employers an incentive to bring more workers back part time, rather than fewer full time: Samuel Tombs (@samueltombs)…
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US surges past 3 million coronavirus cases as Trump lashes own health agency
The United States on Wednesday passed another grim coronavirus milestone with more than 3 million confirmed cases, as President Donald Trump played down the risks posed by the pandemic and…
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Coronavirus live news: Melbourne goes back into lockdown; Italy stops Bangladesh flights after new infections
Canada handled the coronavirus outbreak better than many of its allies, including the United States, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday in a rare public comment on the faltering…
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Devolved nations call on Treasury for billions in extra spending
The Treasury has failed to quell demands from finance ministers in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland for billions in extra spending despite an offer of a further £1.6bn. The devolved…
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Unions urge Rishi Sunak to do more on unemployment
Unions and thinktanks have said the government should be doing more to prevent mass unemployment despite the chancellor announcing a bonus for companies that bring workers back from furlough and…
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Two charged over attack on French bus driver who refused entry to unmasked men
French prosecutors have charged two men with attempted murder after a bus driver was assaulted and left brain dead for refusing to let a group of people who were not…